tv NEWSHOUR Al Jazeera April 14, 2023 12:00am-1:00am AST
12:00 am
saturday, but it will still be a problem in terms of that right? well, well the doubts was a se. we'll slip over to ward. so victoria easy through the far south or do you south wales but all the time it stays dry. and 5 in new zealand try and find for the time being across a good part of japan. but the rain is making its way through sliding out of eastern china to the south of japan. ah, there is no channel that covers world news like we do. we revisit places, mistake. i'll just there are really invest in that, and that's a privilege. as a journalist, ah ah,
12:01 am
hello lauren taylor, this is the al jazeera news. i live from london coming up and national guardsmen arrested in the u. s. in connection with a leak of dozens of highly classified files, al jazeera, exposes a money laundering scheme in southern africa. and it implicates some of the continents most powerful people. gonna is the 1st country to approve of vaccine for malaria. for children aged between 5 and 36, mumps and irish leaders give a ringing endorsement to joe biden as he continues the tour of his ancestral home mountain. how much would all the sports, including manchester united to cons, to via in the quarter finals of europe, a league my cell summer school to early goals for the red devil, the old traffic. but the spanish side came back to level the match at 22. ah,
12:02 am
ah, we begin in the u. s. and the pentagon says a leak of dozens of classified files detected last week was a deliberate criminal act. the justice department is confirmed and an national guardsman has been arrested on suspicion of leaking documents to lead alleged jack to shera uploaded to hundreds of photographs of secret files in an online chat group. a said to include sensitive information on security and relations with other countries, including ukraine. officials say some of the documents appeared to have been altered. today the justice department arrested jack douglas to sherif in connection with them investigation and to alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information to sarah is an employee of the united states air force national guard f. b i. agents took to sure and custody earlier this afternoon. without incident,
12:03 am
he will have an initial appearance at the us district court for the district of massachusetts. rosalind jordan at john just now live from washington d. c. so what's the allegations against her to share the allegations against 21 year old jack douglas to sharra is that he obtained classified information and then illegally distributed that information to people who should not have had any access to it because they don't have the appropriate security clearances, that appears to be violations of the 1917 espionage act. and if convicted, depending on how many charges he could face up to 10 years in federal prison, on each of those charges. how damaging is this for the pentagon? well, despite the best efforts of officials, not just at the pentagon, but at the state department and at the white house. this is a damaging allegation. one of the questions that kept coming up during the regular
12:04 am
press briefing at the pentagon on thursday is whether someone so young should have had a high level security clearance. well, so many hundreds of thousands of people who work for the federal government in one form or fashion do have a security clearance in order to do their jobs. there are hundreds, hundreds of thousands more americans who may have once worked for the federal government, whether in the intelligence community or in the military or at the state department or at the white house, who also have these high level security clearances and work for private companies that work in tandem with the federal government to handle this sensitive information. now what we heard brigadier general pat ryder argue is that there is a very robust policy for those who are entrusted with the right to handle classified information. and he did say at one point that in the pedagogues view
12:05 am
what to share as actions were, were criminal actions. but he couldn't say much more than that because the matter is now one for the justice department. rosalind jordan, thank you very much. indeed. mozambique is facing its worst corner outbreak in 20 is week soft osaka, and freddy devastated the country and he's 1000000 people have been affected by france and the outbreak. the you ins as damage to water and medical facilities is making the spread of the disease was 11. other african countries are also reporting increasing numbers of cases. the you in children's agency as the east and south of the continent, a facing an emergency shortage of vaccines messes and testing kits is forcing agencies to ration doses having to mina has more from ma, am in mozambique agents. he said, the number of cases of cholera has risen alarmingly, and that since the outbreak began back in september,
12:06 am
and they're concerned that it may continue to rise until now there's been more than 22000 cases and it's situations like this that concerned them. people who have to collect water from open rivers and streams, who simply don't have an option because they don't have running water. and people here don't know if they are water borne diseases, but they use the water to cook to clean and to bathe. now they are efforts to try and assist and treat some water sources. and the government is also distributing about 2000000 vaccines throughout mozambique through the bus is concerned that there isn't enough there also efforts to try and educate people and create awareness around the cholera outbreak. people in the area of one bar going door to door to advise people to boil the water and do other things to try and keep themselves as safe as possible. but they continues to be concerned just as long as people have no options, but was water sources like this that the cholera outbreak won't end and that cases
12:07 am
will continue to occur for me to miller? i'll just, there are one, mom was in beak. coming up on our desert news, our growing tensions between sedans, army and the paramilitary group, known as the rapid support force protest as are out in force. again, in france, challenging controversial pension reforms ahead of a friday court ruling. and his sport all bets are off the english premier league bands, gambling sponsors from the front players shirts. ah, gunner has become the 1st country to approve of vaccine for malaria. that researches are calling a world changer the vaccine known as are 21 can now be used on children aged between 5 and 36 months. world health organization is also considering approving vaccine. well,
12:08 am
most recent world health organization figures show there were an estimated, 247000000 millerio cases in 20214 countries, nigeria, democratic republic of congo, uganda and mozambique made up nearly half of all cases and estimated 619000 people died from malaria in 2021, about 6000 fewer than the year before. about 76 percent of those deaths were children under 5 in garner, there were $5300000.00 cases in 2021 with 12 and a half 1000 deaths. you know, work in reports researchers are calling at a turning point in the struggle against malaria. in a global 1st garner has approved a vaccine against the mosquito borne disease. the united nations says more than $600000.00 people die from the disease each year. on average one child dies every minute. and its children who faced the highest risk of death. scientist at oxford
12:09 am
university in the u. k. say they've spent decades researching the vaccine. and gone on is the 1st african country where it will be used and on young children between 5 months and 3 years old. the world health organization is also considering whether to approve the vaccine. $200000000.00 doses are to be produced annually signed to say it's a game changer in the battle against a virus that is one of the leading killers of children in africa. lena barclays, as ita, is categorized professor of public health at the university of sciences techniques and technologies have banco and knowledge on this live by skype. thanks very much indeed for being with us to understand you've been involved with these trials of the vaccine. tell it, tell us what you found. well, thank you very much. you early monday?
12:10 am
yes, we came out to our 20 bucks in the study here. and we particularities that we have done these and these boxing heavy. she's not in malaria boxing issue. so that's why can we to do it for the 1st time. we have done this type in collaboration of, you know, non school of why going into a pickle mitten led by that, but i am getting bad hearing miley either. so do you go and myself, who led to dust id for the money side? so coming up to the time, he said this has been katie out in a young children a from 5 to 10 years older. and we have about 90 to them the provide the t series of which tcs or teams. and then we kept putting them on
12:11 am
a year one year to an up to year 3. so from these boxes, nation, we provide the meaning up to 5 and delivery of the file for you. so you like a good pilot had been done in ghana and mallory and, and kimmy here. why did it up to 5? so coming to it is on we have a she is that we had the substance yet and it axioms in my daddy are better than the number, i'm sorry. what was a reduction? substantial reduction. can you give us a figure of what it was? sure. and when, on where different to add bend in, when you took on the minority, i katie's because of death to your boxing issue. and you had able to reduce up to 60 percent about 60 percent in terms from the children who received
12:12 am
vaccine compared to the console. actually he had, i have to my son, he that will of course they will all the prevention which such as he's not malaria, i q more pretty sure. but when you combine these boxes from on top of this is not my last, she's not my lady. i came up prevention used, ill related was up to 60 percent malaria incidents on children. and when you took on the book, go ahead. so i was going to say we so far gone as health authorities is the only one to the, to authorized use. how quickly do you think all the countries might follow that and how quickly would it be rolled out? well yeah, here the money's very and to yes, you can really to roll out of the spots in the leafy. we have shared data and bad,
12:13 am
very keen to rule out be boxing. the only limitation is at the b g of the box in the extent, but we might be at would not for that quote. i'm in order to order. they are to start making it a case to gave me so, and that's so that if you read wide, they go to my d and every government we will implement has we put it what, but we know we need to do this, that is expected. i'm not covering really all the population needed in children, but this is what we have now before edition on. but in the years you said that the health authorities are keen on, on the vaccine. what about people that will be enough an uptake will people be happy to take the vaccine? you think? yeah, yeah. i have to say that you like it even bucks initially,
12:14 am
because that is we would need a what we call it a short study. in addition to the, if he got the study showed that the people are the up, the, from the community from the wood is very high, and that's why each boxing is very well expected to be covered at the high, you know, monday coming each professor casara. thank you very much, nathan. take that on children and military and sudan has sent reinforcements to the northern city of marie as tensions mount between the army and paramilitary force. the armies of the rapid support forces on group is mobilizing in the capital cartoon and other cities. she downs, rapids support forces unit was formed in 2013,
12:15 am
to fight on groups in the door for region. it was later used in crackdowns on anti government protest. the r s f lead the response to rallies in khartoum in june 2019 was 100. 20 people were killed and hundreds injured. last month talks between them are pattern permanent re unit and the army fail to reach an agreement on when it would be integrated into the armed forces. they are assessed as it needs 10 years, while the only want only to hipaa morgan reports and gotten this mobile phone footage shows troops from the paramilitary rapid support forces on their way to station near murder. we airports that's about 400 kilometers from saddam's capital to me. it was shot on wednesday and immediately increase tensions in the country. all countries going to a dangerous and historic term, which is increased by the mobilization of forces and re deployment of the rapid support forces inside the capital and other cities. these movements took place
12:16 am
without the approval of the armed forces or coordination with it, which has raised fears and the public deepened security concerns and raised tensions among organized forces. the paramilitary rapid support force as r r s. f was formed in 2013 to 5 treble groups in western sudan alongside the army . when the military deposed longtime president's armor and bashir in 2019 the head of the arrest of general mohammed ham dan decarlo became the deputy head of the sovereignty council. that foot as high as the governing body. but tensions between the army and the forces emerged 2 months after a military takeover in 2021 and behind sent in april. when talks to integrate the r s f into the army stalled. problems with command assessing officers ranks and how long it should take for the arrest have to integrate into the army led to further divisions between the group and so dance armed forces. and because both sides are
12:17 am
armed and how forces across the country. many fears to dance could slide into war if tension don't subside. but differences have already led to delays and signing an agreement to hand over power to a civilian transitional government parties. they efforts are underway to reduce tensions between the 2 sides. hello, val, it's had, he just said, some of us will be convening with our brothers in the military to brainstorm wise to calm the situation. by friday, the political parties will have presented a plan to the military to find solutions to the crisis. hugley and go via analysts say the division has long existed and will effect for dance, transition to democracy. because it's been several years of this fragmentation, we now see multiple sovereignties in the country. and so you know that the south has a say and the are assess, has a say. and sometimes one will supercede the other. that is not the kind of a, you know, sort of fertile ground for any sort of sustainable civilian democracy. on thursday,
12:18 am
r s. f forces were seen moving in the capital hot home while those in murder we remained in position. so dan, once again looks to be far from stability. hey, morgan al jazeera, how to and how does their investigation as uncovered a massive money laundering operation involving gold smuggling in southern africa. undercover journalists of the investigative unit have exposed the extent of the operation in zimbabwe, which is implicated some of the nation's most powerful people, including the 1st lady. alexander james reports out there is on the cover, reporters want to launch a $1200000000.00 of criminal funds by building a fictitious casino resort overlooking victoria falls for we are going to do hotel single and vertical market. the good side of it. that's one of the
12:19 am
big thing you can call on that pitching to ambassador you got angel zimbabwe senior dip um the lease isn't in one of his big to the going green. angel says that president emerson monongahela owns the land for the proposed development in the town regional forces. so if a lot of land that is on divide because you get, you get to say that, then it's easy to dispose of a just go like, let's stick with, let's put it this way, this put it this way. thank you. and then when i say that, so becomes the does he cash for the projects needs to be smuggled into zimbabwe undetected? the ambassador makes a call to the 1st lady, what i'm told celia, man and gaga. remember those people had one more kiss,
12:20 am
they would want to know why we providing the glades, will they provide the place a father refers to the president that my daughter blown in essex and even grief, been my present rental, nita. so i'll send it to you. then you discuss which lindsey uses. he's old, they are on my back. i don't want to learn about a day. they discuss flying the cash into zimbabwe on the presidential plane. mom, the dell would have been running, ready, be sometimes with that we spoke about. so i'm just going to present it day notice or else. right. okay. we're gonna do that a little bit by just let you guys are these people as him with his pin. okay, hold on august 1st. okay, well thank you so much for mcclendon. let me pull my, let me go. there you go with this. he says the plan will succeed
12:21 am
because it has the president's approval. i say to you, what you want to do is happening here. what if anything new with you but angel? first lady, auxiliary and presidents. emerson. madame gaga did not respond to our requests for comment. alexander james al jazeera and he watched the 4th part of the ordinary mitigation gold mafia el dorado. on friday at 12, g. m t. egypt, pharmacist, and i shall craze visiting to care for the 2nd time this year. as it comes as the previously strange relationship between the countries eases shall create already met his turkish counterpart. i have no choice. so new in cairo last month. the relationship sound and 2013 when egypt then army chief and their fat and c, c led the removal of the elected president mohammed morsey them custard,
12:22 am
who has more from ankara, egypt and her case. foreign ministers discussed many topics during their bilateral meeting and a turkish capital on car. out to day. they discuss how to improve political relations, how to boost economic ties, how to increase tourism air cooperation in the energy field and transportation. every row. a transportation from turkey is medicine ports to alexandria, and how to care can contribute on exporting it. egypt. natural gas. on the other hand, they aim to boost do it by li. trilled freight from $10000000000.00 to $15000000000.00 . and on the other side to top diplomats discuss how the is the cooperation of 2 countries would contribute on regional issues, including a, the, a palace side, israeli conflict, the situation and syria, and the situation in libya. it also, they announced that a to president a up to effect the has c, c and turkish present,
12:23 am
reject a bardon would come together during get summit soon, but it seems libya was one of the most important topics discussed today. mr. mon danielson ark denison rebellion. this too large muslim and mediterranean countries are full. our calibration on regional issues is critical. we will not work more closely together only the other day. we realize that our ideas are not fundamentally dissimilar from which we disagree on techniques. we need to work together more closely within the framework of a road map. remember the book and then under the to ministers. also underline that their countries are willing to work against terrorism. an irregular migration as trickier. it has the most crowded number of syrian refugees and is also facing irregular migration coming from it's, it's and border from afghanistan, bangladesh, and all the places egyptian foreign minister said that to refugees and seen, i should return home to levy after to political settlement. it seems after a 10 years of brake and diplomatic relations,
12:24 am
egypt and tricky are trying to take solid but careful steps in normalization, siena co solo l to 0 on peta ahead of the un mission. and molly has told the security council that peacekeeping operations are stretched thin attacks by on groups of increased. and the military government is turning to russian mercenaries as violence escalates some malins urging un peacekeepers to leave nicholas hot reports from decker prices of oil, rice and other food items have doubled in molly, but to make a tory shopkeeper in bomber who blamed not her government for the economic crisis, but the un peacekeeping force known as newsman, she says, the deteriorating security situation is disrupting supply chain for mca with us soldiers are not prepared to die for us. so we want them out of the country as soon as possible. the germans announced they would leave, but they are still here. we want them out. we want what i want. the german
12:25 am
contingent announced an early departure after molly's military government hired mercenaries from russia's wagner group. despite the russian fighters. arm groups are gaining ground. they are currently laying seats to the eastern city of minnock . those displaced want un troops to stay where there were, but i didn't have to be blown. we done one minute meant to leave. they are the ones actually protecting the population of those who have stayed behind in our village will never accept the un peacekeepers leaving the malia and authorities want them to go. then they need to provide us with security on the head of the un mission has told al jazeera that operations are already overstretched. the level of violence against the redemptive extremely high is triggering huge displacement, so that could be replicated elsewhere. mighty and take a completely different scope fighter is based in molly, are launching attacks in the air bertina faso i rico scanner. in togo, molly's neighbors such as senegal say the departure of un peacekeepers would make
12:26 am
them vulnerable to attacks from arm groups linked to isolate. and arcadia and crete instability in the region. but in molly opinions about the mission future are divided with almost 5000000 people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance. soaring food prices, an increase in violence. millions say something needs to change. nicholas hawk al jazeera the car. hundreds of thousands of people have been rallying across france for a 12th week against changes to the pension law. oh, the angry alter president emmanuel michael forced a bill through parliament to raise the retirement age. from 62 to 64. police officers used water cannon and tag asked to disperse crowds in some cities. the constitutional counsel will rule on the legislation on friday before my whole consented into law. natasha butler has more from paris where we've just seen the
12:27 am
police and some protests. those are quite here on the street, least by take us. you can probably see some of the damage that was done some processes brochure. one of the gun is done by the minority. 2 people who can't be mostly peaceable, they're angry about my son, michael's pension reform, the fact that this her fool moving the people last to time later. rather than the $62.00, they say eighty's on i miss protest comes to one day between the calls. this constitutional counsel will decide whether or not to approve person michael's bill $80.00, even with my suggestions or changes. if it does, this is pretty tough to say they go. 2 still come out in the streets, trade union leaders say they will continue to demonstrate what they want. is this reform scrapped? reform the person michael says is necessary to sustain the pension system for future generations. research about law,
12:28 am
i'll do 0 power is much more to come on. there's houses here and use our record rainfall leaves. people in florida, scrambling for boats and planes are grounded up flooded efforts. alexson of arnie's mystery medical problem claims, the jailed russian opposition figure is not receiving proper care and a heroic effort from this baseball player. so i will tell you what happened in school. ah, ah, hello, it is looking pretty unsettle across a good part of here. pat, them, it bay curl, of clouds, swirling out so thus storm know, rolling across scandinavia down across central passage ship as rather heavy rain. they're moving across northern italy, snow that for the out just for good measure to the east of that not to battle ridge
12:29 am
of high pressure. but the system will make its way farther. east was as that wet weather into central europe snow that light sees the snow across the alps and we got wet weather, cool weather way, which was the west, even madrid, only at around $21.00 south, but were struggling to get his double figures for paris and london on friday with further spells, if right, but at least the winds are dying, damp, and we do need the right in france, that wet to weather into central europe, pushing over towards the keyboard. around 13 south to some friday, similar temperatures. we go on into our sas day, but the cloud and right to move across austria hungary, into romania pushing across ukraine. wessa weather, coming back into germany, warmer and dry weather. at last, coming back to london and paris, i 1314 celsius. at this stage 23 celsius symmetry. so a little warmer here, showers continued. what's a good part of italy? try and find it was much of north africa temperatures in rising in cairo with the high of 30 for saturday. ah,
12:30 am
we are all, mom are not a problem. we have a rest is a problem when a manchester based check born, laurie driver decides to take to the internet to tackle racism. he quickly becomes a significant figure in the fight for the rights of roma. people giving a voice to those least her and launching a charity for those most in need. pongo calling a witness documentary on al jazeera. ah t lee, i was with
12:31 am
blue. ah, i'm on the top stories, yoga 0. the u. s. justice department has confirmed air national guardsman jack tish error has been arrested on suspicion of leaking classified documents. pentagon has called the league a deliberate criminal act. the military and sudan has sent reinforcements to the northern city of mirror. we as tensions mount between the army and the paramilitary force, the army says the rapid support forces on group is mobilizing in the capital cartoon, and other cities. and garner has become the 1st country to approve of vaccine from malaria. the researches are calling
12:32 am
a world changer the vaccine known as are 21 can now be used on children aged between 5 and 36 months. b, u. s. president has addressed a joint sitting of islands parliament becoming the 4th american leader to do so. joe biden reflected on what he called the enduring strength of connections between island and the united states for brennan reports from dublin. day 2 of the u. s. presidents official visit provided the diplomatic and political center piece to this whole trip. kennedy reagan, clinton and now applied, and just for us, presidents have addressed the joint houses of the irish parliament and for joe biden, this most irish of american leaders, the occasion carried a deep personal significance people my own. it's so good to be back in ireland. if you begin the poor attempted irish tom, i shall warrior i know one word.
12:33 am
possibility. we believe anything is possible, reset our mind to it and we do it together. this is united states of america and iron. there's nothing beyond our capacity. if we do it together and we got to believe that we got to know that because that's the history of both our countries. joe biden has brought a heavy weight entourage to island including his secretary of state antony, blinking, and agriculture. secretary, tom vilsack, economic lynx, the war and ukraine and ongoing difficulties with the peace process in northern ireland. all topics of substantive discussion in the presidents, bilateral with the irish liter leo, veronica, we really do appreciate hear your leadership and your personal leadership both in terms of securing peace in ireland. but also in trying to protect democracy and liberty here in europe is not just a sentimental visit locking on behind the scenes. we don't have a very new and complex geopolitical picture. the follow from the korean war is
12:34 am
changing. trans atlantic relationships breaks it is changing. transatlantic relationship, ireland stepping into a new position for these reasons. and that is something that will be discussed between our old united states and this visit, even if we don't sit re publicly. the thrall myers. oh, of course the symbolism is ever present in sounding the p spell with irish president, michael de higgins biden, literally giving his ringing endorsement to the 1998 good friday agreement, which brought an end to the 30 year sectarian conflict in northern ireland. the public and media reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. the only hesitant reaction came from mission of michael higgins enormous bernie's mountain dog, which seemed on shore whether approaching a u. s. president might be a breach of protocol. it is with some pride and no exaggeration, that the irish government describes relations between dublin and washington as very, very warm and
12:35 am
a relax looking. joe biden clearly feels he is among friends here. but thursdays agenda also serve to emphasize the serious issues and ongoing challenges that both countries share poll brennan, al jazeera doublet international monetary fund has warned. well, lead is about the danger of a new cold war. speaking at the i, m f and world bank spring meeting in washington. i am f managing director christina gail gave us said the question is, can we be more determined to enhance security of supplies but not push the world that far that we are into a 2nd cold war? i believe it is possible the on if the world bank would have been discussing the impact of global instability on the world's poorest. my cana has more from washington dc, a bleak picture about economic growth, or the lack of it was painted throughout the day. global growth has dropped to some 2.8 percent and it's predicted to be in the region of 3 percent incoming years.
12:36 am
this is the lowest level in decades. and great concern to about the fact that the wealth gap between poor countries and rich countries is widening rather than narrowing. now, in order to interest us, the i m f in recent years, has imposed various measures forcing countries to spend a certain amount on public goods, for example, in a bid to renovate or to increase the economy. however, at the same time, the item if imposes austerity measures on borrowing countries. what the upshot of all of this is, is that for every $1.00, emerging countries spends on public goods. it has to spend $4.00 on a stereotype, measures and organisation like oxfam has sharply criticized the i, m f for what it says is the, i am if the default policy that of a stair,
12:37 am
a t oxfam insisting that austerity simply does not work in terms of developing economies, particularly for low income countries. china has spent more than $200000000000.00 bailing out struggling countries as part of president shooting pings, signature belt and road initiative. us according to a new study in to chinese lending programs that highlights the risks for debtors, which kimber reports from hong kong and ambitious. ready proposal to link asia to europe and the rest of the world through a network of infrastructure development. since launching in 2013 china is built and road initiative has expanded into africa, latin america, and beyond, and significantly broadened beijing's reach. this being clearly and open the job, because i mentioned in this project with very, very, very simple is to increase the china infancy the global self. and to enhance and
12:38 am
deepen global self countries, dependence upon china to turn those country into chinese funds and chinese allies. a study by the world bank, harvard 8 data, and the keel institute suggests many participants have been struggling to repay their loans. and the aging is now lending some of them even more money to bail them out between 282021. china extended loans were $240000000000.00 as part of the belt road initiative. more than a $100000000000.00 of that came between 2019 and the end of 2021. beneficiaries included argentina focused on kenya and turkey. 8th, the global economic fool out of the covey. 19 pandemic, m. the war and ukraine combined with rising interest rates has intensified recipient countries, debt struggles. the study shows that boring money from china doesn't come cheap research. just say the average interest rate for a chinese rescue load is 5 percent compared with 2 percent for a bailout from the international monetary fund. despite that,
12:39 am
some analysts say aging funding model is more attractive for developing nations, tanya, sol, the way for these. busy developing countries to grow is the infrastructure, and it is a much more direct and much more was so as a result oriented ways to help you come to china has peach to the belgian road initiative as a development projects to benefit the global economy, saying it always abides by market rules and international law and never forces countries to borrow money or pay it back. but there is still concerns about a lack of transparency. china prefers funds, you know, to negotiate the lottery with the global southern multilateral setting. so that's where we are, and it's a complicated situation for both chinese international community. the nelson road initiative is expected to continue growing, and as it does,
12:40 am
it's likely to face increased international scrutiny. richard kimble al jazeera hong kong and george has rescinded the travel band imposed on lebanon's embattled central bank governor clearing the way for him to attend shale. hearing with french prosecutors, riyadh selim is accused of embezzlement and dereliction of duty during the country's economic meltdown. a bailout from the international monetary fund has been proposed as the only realistic chance of recovery, but political and financial leads a refusing. now to report some favorite lebanon is buying wheat through a world bank loan. it's the only way to ensure the price of bread a main staple remained subsidized. the state is nearly bankrupt and struggling to pay importers in dollars. if it was not for the world bank lawn to day, we would have been looking at a price of bread that is over
12:41 am
a $120000.00 liberties lead us, which is almost a twice the current price. the wheat loan is one of many projects financed by the world bank. roughly $80000.00 families are receiving cash assistance as part of his social safety net program. it helped build but it had set conditions on funding that's not for emergency use. for example, in order for the nearly collapsed energy industry to get funding, lebanon has the audit estate electricity company responsible for much of the government's debt. the international community says it won't bailout a political class accused of decades of corruption. it says the financial lifeline lebanon needs will only come through an agreement with the international monetary funds. and that requires economic and fiscal reforms and proper oversight over public finances. but decision maker is backed by the business elite have not shown
12:42 am
interest. so far, they've made the public pay for an estimated $70000000000.00 in losses. there is a clear path or that has been taken that has seen most of the deposits in the back of the sector liquidated. or the refined if what one can say at a very very discounted rate. and we have seen that for, you know, 3040000000 dollar dollars. so for all the while the economic situation is worsening with inflation and triple digits. and they're both em waiver quickly on the government has been absent, it's done nothing. the economies in ruins and unemployment is high. analysts say, and i am have program would unlock billions of dollars in funding, and also gives investors confidence the country is reforming and many warn without that lebanon, good faith, the never ending crisis, that will have a reversible consequences, especially for the poor santa hood or al jazeera,
12:43 am
they wrote a spokeswoman for russian opposition. leader alexander valley says he's suffering a mystery ailment in prison. no man is representative said, an ambulance was called for him on friday because of severe stomach pain. she hadn't, he's not eating because prison food makes his condition worse. she also said he was not receiving proper medical care. there was an ambulance call for alexi on friday because of severe pain, which is a huge surprise for us to come to tomorrow. because alexi has never experienced anything like this before. he is now in a punishment, so seems well human she left, they were punishment. so doing glut 15 days he lost a key was a federal appeals court and the u. s. is rule that a widely used abortion pill will remain available. but with some restrictions,
12:44 am
the routing includes a requirement for in person doctor visits to obtain the drug it over rules the judge in texas who door to drug regulators to put a hold on the pill. me for prestone is one of the 2 drugs used for abortion, and it's been allowed for more than 20 years. the case is not going to go to the supreme court. record rainfall is triggered, widespread flooding in southeast florida. a state of emergency has been declared and browed count t, which includes fort lauderdale. 30 centimeters of rain fell in a matter of hours on wednesday in what the national weather service describes as a one and a 1000 years event. and mrs. gwinnett has more from fort lauderdale. it has been a real nightmare for passengers that flew on and those are we're attempting to flight out of the fort lauderdale international airport. overnight. this place was completely flooded. the streets in the road was that lead to the airport had vehicle stranded passengers that had to get out and carry their luggage to try to make it to the terminals. only to find out that no planes were coming in and no
12:45 am
blaze, we're flying up. you can still see some of the water on the runway. most of the runway is still covered by inches of water. the highway in the background for many hours was the only way to get in and out of this area with more passengers having to spend the night inside the terminals. now today the airport has announced that all flights have been canceled and it will remain closed until tomorrow. the city of fort lauderdale has also declared a state of emergency. the governor has also send in the assistance of the florida division of emergency management officials here, hoping that some of this flooding receipt so that things go back to normal as soon as possible for now, this airport remains close back to you. authorities in columbia monitoring the nevada dent, reese volcano, because if it is it could interrupt again. in 1985 volcano was responsible for columbus deadliest national disaster. i was under m, getty, spoke to some of the service school professor francisco canyon was 15 years old.
12:46 am
when the are option of then of other that reasonable kane or hip, the town of meridian, 1985. is that my massive hancock morning the memories of fleeing with his father as burning rocks hurled through the night and the roar of the landslide still haunt him to this day and not any i job even if i was very young. i had the impression that the earth that came in or fatal or that something was arriving from sky would occur now that the volcano might be erupting again. he packed a backpack with a radio, alight documents, and medicines to be ready to run again. my husband, but of course people living in the shadows have been of other that reese have been on high alert for 2 weeks out, tory, to say the volcano might be days or weeks away from another major erection. and no one knows where it will hit the hardest, marty, and use nelly who lived in a rural area close to the volcano. still gets emotional. remembering how she and
12:47 am
her 3 children miraculously survived. i don't know. mapquest how up, what can you please? how are they advocate ga. gov. i asked for days i wouldn't go to bed thinking it would come back and i wouldn't be able to open my eyes again as a whole. i would think about my kids. it's very hard to remember because i suffered so much. well, eric, what about it stays with you? what is it, and is it why would he you're re emerge relatively unscathed it. another town at mirror was completely wiped away. killing 25000 people. a gigantic landslide traveled for more than 50 kilometers through the night, bearing our mayor in a matter of minutes and leaving its residence without a chance to survive. respite to pass tragedy al tory, these are struggling to convince many farmers in high risk areas to evacuate. and soldiers have been deployed to stop vehicles from heading to the volcano. geologist
12:48 am
say they're worried by the fact that the activity inside the volcano is the closest there has been to the one that preceded the 1985 eruption. even if there are differences. and me know if you're in riverton, think we're in 1985, the volcano was closed, gases didn't have a way out today the system is more open, yet the seismic activity is similar, especially in the south west of all k know, allowing his character a dangerous omen from a volcano that has already shown to be capable of explosive eruptions and lance lights. the, swallow, everything in their path. alison that i am pity al jazeera adam. nero unions in northern france have blocked major roads and intersections to protest against the pension changes. are there a spoke to one trade union activist in the city of amelia, who explained why they decided to stop traffic? the my best should be, my name is sylvia ga. i'm
12:49 am
a co secretary for the foster care trade union for the region. today we set up a blockade tony going on, please. if we blockaded big companies, they won't make money because they'll have no customers that the states won't gain as much from them. so we can hurt both big companies on the stage at the same time, open it up because we but so that was a compulsive feel. i will get today's the 11th day of protests against this unfair pension reforms, we have to use blockades because even if there are millions of us in the streets, the french government doesn't listen to us. the president not call it feels like we're no longer democracy. he's elected by the people, but he doesn't listen french. people say they disagree with the pension or form, but he ignores them off off something when they don't do in france were heavily ta compared to other countries. super or people or the workers are the ones who pay the most, who pay a lot of taxes, but so working to more years in bad conditions. well,
12:50 am
french people don't want to well the. 6 i locate the good, but some people can't join. we need to show that we're a massive crowd that doesn't want this reform. it's not only workers, it's also families retired people, considering the protests are so big mr. macros should understand. we don't want to reform, half of all workers are against is the whole family, not really at this stage, he has to come to his senses and admits he was wrong, he should say to me. so we'll start again from scratch with her at home to one side and worked jointly with unions. we could maybe consider the reform put in
12:51 am
a different way. he's elected by people who are in the streets now. so we expect respect, and he must listen to us. anyhow, we won't give up. we won't give up. still to come on his haunches here and use ash in sport, the women's tennis to return to china despite unreserved concerns about punish. why a
12:52 am
12:53 am
a miserable night for manchester united. the red devils were held to a late drop by severe and your paralegal quarter finals man united made to fly and thought to their 1st leg at old trafford. the lovely quick pass for bruno finances and to the feet of marcel ebitda who opened the scoring wood. just 14 minutes into the much austrian came back to 7 minutes later to double their lead. but their joy was short lived too late on goals. in the final 6 minutes leveled the matter to all. this is man united facing their battle is to secure a semi final spot. and the english premier league has banned at clubs from allowing gambling firms to sponsor the front of their match day jerseys. sponsorship from a betting companies that will finish at the end of the $22526.00 season. currently, there are 80 p l teams that have
12:54 am
a gambling companies that displayed on the front part of their shirts. the value of these deals is estimated to be $75000000.00 per year. despite the ruling, a gambling sponsors will be allowed on shirt sleeves and also on l. e. d. screens. we've been speaking to daily express, a chief sports writer nail squires that who explained to us or the premier league has made this move. they gone for it because in a sense they were forced to go for the gym before they were pushed, the government were going to bring in a white paper. they are bringing one in shortly to tighten the gambling regulations and the country. and they came for the premier lead to give a lead unless the premier league so which way the wind was blowing. and i brought in their own regulations 1st to come down on the front of shirts sponsorship when becoming in straight away. we're looking at the end of the $2526.00 seasons, so it's not an immediate ban. it's also needs,
12:55 am
opens shirt sleeves, sponsorship and perimeter hoarding sponsorship around the ground. so it's not a blanket ban, but at least it is seem to be doing something with an area that was a cause of concern for the government. it's showing a willingness to take caption, you know, there's concerns about gambling addiction for, for young people. a lot of whom now view football as the main sport to baton, as opposed to racing when she would have been a generation ago. so doing something, it's going to cost those clubs that already have the sponge, shit, dale's. you know, 8 of the 20 you have these front of spunk, the front of shirts, funds, shit, deal. so, you know, it is a significant hole that they've got to fill in the coffers. so i think so, i think it's this providing the source of late the government wanted from the
12:56 am
premier league, the way santa saw the w. t a has announced its return to china, ending a boyhood boy called instituted in late 2021. the tour of all the events in the country following concerns about the time you saw, the pang choice bubbles champion had accused the former top chinese government official sexual assault in the social media post. 2 years ago. she need to deleted the post and said it was a misunderstanding. e w t. a wanted a meeting with pang and an investigation but have now accepted. that won't happen. w j, steve simon said the stance at that we took at the time was appropriate. and we stand by that, but 16 months into this, we're convinced that our request will not be met and to continue with the same strategy doesn't make sense. our members believe it's time to resume the mission in china. well, number one about a joke of which was knocked out of the monte carlo mosses and the 3rd drum, the serb was standing 3 sets by italy's lorenzo mazetti. brokovich got off to
12:57 am
a good start until the 1st said, but he then dropped his serv 8 times. as mazetti rode back to seal the win 467564. this was the joke of its 2nd match since february chicago bulls have set up a show done with a miami heat at 4 spots in the m. b a. playoff. the bulls say the alive and to play in that form. and it, thanks to a come back when over eastern conference rivals, the toronto raptors that live in top scored with 39 point to as they arrived from a 19 point deficit. the child by 4 points. the mar, there was an also impressed the school 23 and back to the 7 re bounce the when or go home i to against miami happens on friday. you tube. sorry. turn box a. jake paul has confirmed that his next opponent you 26 year old that will take on
12:58 am
former u. f. c star, nate, they as a who will be making his po box and w. the match will happen in dallas on august the 5th and will be the 1st since polls 1st defeat against army fury. in february, he's upon a diaz is the best known for his when in the u. f. c. okay. corner mcgregor that several me back to lauren. i cannot ship mail be back in a couple minutes with more days news. thanks for watching my phone. ah ah.
12:59 am
imagine a mosque without pres? oh, without a family country without people. people. without that country. imagine fasting without if tow rift, ha, without gatherings. imagine compassion without action. oh, imagine ramadan, without giving millions of refugees are still up rutted from their homes, struggling to afford even their basic needs. now imagine what your donation can do . every gift counts. talk to al jazeera, we ask, who is really fighting this? will russia? is it wagner, or is it the russian or military? we listen, we started talking to me on my own, so that this via your citizen,
1:00 am
you shocked them back. we meet with global news makers. i'm talk about the stories that matters on al jazeera inequality, corruption, repression, and re, to political. it just decided to cut to the piece of cake and shared among each other. and documentary explored the desperate states of democracy in lebanon. ah, through the eyes of those who are losing hope every day our dreams are becoming blue. democracy maybe democracy for sale on al jazeera ah to. ready an a national guardsman invested in the u. s. in connection with.
40 Views
Uploaded by TV Archive on